Stop mechanism



July 3, 1928. 1,675,590

L. J. BAzzoNl STOP MECHANISM Original Filed March l 1920 '/4 y 4 it-ggg A1 .1l lm m* IIIIHIIIM f'IEIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIHfl Patented July i 3, 1928.

unirse" STATES,

PATENT 'oi-FicaN LEWIS J. BAZZO'NI, OF SWAMISCOTT,,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

STOP MEoHANIsM.

Original application filed March 1, 1920, Serial No. 362,543. -Divided and this application led April 5,

1924. Serial No. 794,519.

This invention relates to stop mechanisms and is herein illustrated as embodied in an automatic stop n'icchanism arranged to be responsive to a predetermined number of similar operations performed by a machine. The invention is herein illustrated and described with particular reference to itsI application to controlling buttoning machines of the type set forth in Letters Patent of the United States No. 1&97007, granted .lune i0. i924-,V upon my applicationSerial No. 362,543. .tiled March l, 1920, of which this is a division, although in various respecie` this invention is not limited to embodiment in machines of t-he type just referred to. f ln connection with a large class of machines which perform a succession of operations `upon a piece` or a series of pieces, of wol-lli, it is desirable to provide mechanism for automatically stop ping the machine after it has operated upon all the pieces in the series; or has performed the desired number of operations upon a single piece,

rlypical examples of machines for performing a predetermined number of similar operations upon a single piece of work are to be found in machines for Vperforming but- 'ig operatiomI on shoes, shoeuppers or ers, and in machi'ies :for inserting fassuch as evclets. lacing hooks, button staples and the like, although thc invention is. applicable to various other machines inL which a succession of operations of a predetermined number `is to be performed. Many such machines are capable of han- (lling` the work automatically substantially without attention upon the part of the operator but injury to the work or themachine liable to result unless the machine is stopped when the desired number of operations upon the piece of work in the machine has been iinished.

iiccordingly, unimportant object-of the invention to provide an improved stop inetlianif-an arranged tedio/continue the operation of a machine after a. predetermined number ot operations have been performed and adapted, without sacrifice of other utility, to embodiment in a buttoning machine ot' the type al'iove mentioncd-` ln accordance with 'important features of the invention. the illustrated stop mechanisni is provided with an actuator cam and step movements required to bring the actua-- tor to the point where it will operate the stop mechanism. In the illustrated mechanism means are also provided for resetting automatically the mechanism which lcontrols the automatic stopping of the machine such that until the controlling mechanism is readjustedyin the continued operation of the machine, it will perform automatically a like series of ope 'ations each time that the operator sets the machine in motion.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a plan view of the improved mechanism i Figs. 2 and 3 are fragmentary perspective views showing parts of the mechanism; and

Fig. 4 is a kperspective view showing the mechanism connected to the cam shaft of a buttoning machine.

As above indicated, the particular embodiment of the invention selected for purposes of illustration is particularly designed for use in controlling abuttoning machine of stop `the type before mentioned. Power issupplied to drive the machine through a pulley 10 loosely mounted onadrive shaft 12 jonrnaled in standards i4 erected on the vbottom plate 1G of the machine frame. The pulley 10 may be clutched to the drive shaft 12 by any suitable means, but, as shown, such means comprises a clutch member 18 keyed to the shaft 'and having a pin 20 (Fig. 2)

adapted. to be interposed in the path of movement of a pin 22 carried by the pulley 10. The clutch pin 20 is slidable in the member 18 and normally maintained by a spring or ,the like (not shown) in a position operatively to connect the pulley 10 to the drive shaft. The slidable clutch pin 2() has a wedge-shaped cam 24 on .its outer end and a rod 26 is provided which may be broughtinto engagement with said camto disconnect the clutch member and drive shaft l2 from the pulley l() by laterally displacing the pin 20. The rod 26 is, as illustrated, mounted for sliding movement in standards 28 and 30 upstanding from the bottom plate 16 of the machine frame and is provided with a collar 32, between which and the standard 28 is interposed a spring 34 (Fig. 1) tending normally to move the end of the rod 26 into engagement with the wedge-shaped cam 24V of the clutch member 18 to disengage the pulley 1() from the drive shaft.

The clutch mechanism may be manually actuated to start the machine by means including a treadle (not shown) connected by the rod 36 (Fig. 4) to the free end of a lever 38 pivoted on a stud 40 journaled in standards 42 on the bottom plate 16. A latch 44 is pivotally secured to the lever 38 and is provided with an upstanding lug for engagement with a lug projecting laterally from a lever 46 also journaled on the stud 40. The lever 46 is adapted, when moved into engagement with the forward end of the collar 32 on the rod 26, to withdraw the inner end of rod 26 from engagement with the cam member 24 to initiate the operation of the machine.

The machine is, however, designed to be stopped independently of the release of the treadle by the operator. Accordingly, a stop 47 (Fig. 2) on the bottom plate 16 is so disposed as to engage the tail of the latch 44 upon the depression of the arm 38, thereby moving the lug on the latch 44 downwardly against the tension of aspring 48 (Fig. 4) connected to the latch and to the standard 30 to release the lever 46 from the control of the latch. said lever when thus released being moved forwardly out of engagement with the collar 32 on the rod 26 by a spring 49 (Fig. 2) interposed between a rearward arm of the lever and a boss on the bottom plate 16.

Prior to this, however, a clutch controlling means has become effective to continue the operation of the machine for an interval. Such controlling means comprises an arm 50 pivoted to the standard 52 (Fig. 3) on the bottom plate 16 and the arm 50 is adapted to be moved into engagement with the forward end of the collar 32 on the rod 26 (see Fig. 2) by means of a spring 54 (when said rod 26 is withdrawn by actuation of the treadle rod 36). This spring 54 (Fig. 3) is disposed between a lug 56 projecting from the hub of the arm 50 and a second lug 58 extending laterally from the standard 52. )Vith this construction, it is apparent that the operation of the machine will be discontinued upon movement of the arm 50 out of engagement with the collar 32 on rod 26 (as in Fig. 3). A second arm 60 extends upwardly from the hub of and is integral with the arm 50 and said arm 60 carries an idler roll 62 adapted for engagement with a cammed actuator 64 sleeved on the shaft 12, which is constructed and arranged to lift the arm 60 at the proper time and thereby mechanism constructed to discontinue the operation of the machine after the performance of a predetermined number of machine operations. such as buttoning operations. To this end, the actuator 64 has formed integrally therewith a ratchet wheel 66; both elements being loose on the shaft 12. The ratchet wheel 66 is actuated intermittently by an actuating pawl 68 on an arm 70 which is fulcrumed on the bottom plate 16 for movement with a second arm 72, and said arms are urged toward the drive shaft 12 by means of a spring 74 (Figs. 2 and 3) connected to the bottom plate 16 and to an arm 76 fixed to the arms 70 and 72. A roll 73 (Fig. 1) on the end of the arm 7 2 bears on a cam 78 fixed on the shaft 12. This cam 78 is constructed to actuate the arms 7() and 72 and the pawl 68 once upon each rotation of the shaft, and it results that the number of rotations of the drive shaft 12 before its operation is suspended, and, consequently, the number of operations performed by the machine, is determined by the number of step by step movements necessary to be imparted tothe ratchet wheel 66 and cam on the actuator `64 before the arm 60 is actuated by the raised portion of the camk on the actuator 64 to lift the arm 50 out of engagement with the collar on the rod 26. The actuator cam 64 is, in the illustrated construction, initially` positioned by means of a stop 80 (Fig. 3) engaged by a lug 82 extending laterally from the ratchet wheel 66 which is integral with the cam 64. In Order that the machine may be set to perform a variable number of but-toning operations, the stop 8() is made adjustable. As shown, it constitutes an extension of a tooth of :t pinion 84 mounted loosely for rotation on the drive shaft 12 and meshing with a segmental gear 86 (Fig. 4) on a st-ud .shaft- 88 journaled in one of the uprights 14. The stud shaft 88 carries an indicator arm 90 co-acting with an indicator plate 92, which is provided with numerals (Fig. 1) to indicate by direct reading the number of operations which will be performed by the machine when the indicator arm is set in any of its various positions of adjustment. The indicator arm 90 is, for convenience in setting the clutch controlling means, formed as a handle for manipulation by the operator.

Retrograde movement of the ratchet wheel 66 and the actuator cam 64 is normally prevented by a holding detent 94 (Fig. 3) on the arm 60. When, however, the arm 6() is actuated by the cam 64 to discontinue the operation of the machine, a pin 96 (see Fig. 2) carried by the arml 60 and lying beneath the actuating pawl 68 elevates the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet Wheel 66. after vvhich the operation of the machine Inasmuch as the detent 911 is carried out of engagement with the ratchet Wheel by this same movement of the arm 60, the cam 6ft is free to be returned to set position as determined by the stop 80. A volute spring 98 (Fig. 2) coiled in a recess of the actuator between the cam 64 and ratchet Wheel 66 effects the return movement of the cam and thus automatically resets the actuator upon the completion of each series of operations for which the machine is set.

The application of mynovel stop mechanism to a buttoning machine of the type referred to is best indicated in Fig. 1. Here a pinion 99 fixed on the drive shaft 12 meshes with an idler 160 Which meshes in turn With a gear 102 on the cam shaft 104 of a buttoning machine. The cams 106" on this shaft are arranged to act-nate the operating instrumentalities of the machine so that one button is inserted in a buttonhole for each rotation of the drive shaft 12. For the sake of concreteness, the operation of the stop mechanism Will be explained by reciting its operation in connection With a buttoning machine of the above-mentioned type but it will be understood that the operation is similar regardless of the particular machine to which the mechanism is applied. i

If, for example, it is desired to operate a buttoning machine to but-ton seven buttons, the indicator arm 90 will be set to register With the numeral 7 on the indicator' plate 92 (Fig. 1). The stop S0 Will thereby be initially positioned against the tension of the volute spring 98 so as to require seven step by step movements of the ratchet wheel 66 and cam 64 to bring the raised portion of the cam 64 on the actuator beneath the arm 60 to elevate the arm 50 from engagement with the rod 26 so as to stop the machine. The actuating pawl 68 rwhich operates the ratchet wheel is actuated by the cam "78 once upon each revolution of the drive shaft 12 and the buttoning instrumentalities are caused to perform one buttoning oieration for each rotation of the shaft. (llonsequently, the operation of the buttoning instrumentalities will be discontinued after the perforn'iance of seven buttoning operations. arm 60 is actuated to stop the machine by releasing,T the rod 26 to engage the cam 2a to disengage the clutch, the pin 96 on said arm elevates the pawl 68 from' engagement With the ratchet Wheel 66 and the holding detent 94 is lifted away fromthe ratchet Wheel by the elevation of the arm 60, Whereupon the volute spring 9S returns the ratchet wheel 66 and cam 6st to initial position as determined by the stop 80. Clonsemiently,v if the position of the indicator arm 90 remains unchanged and the .treadle rod 36 is again depressed, the machine will perform a second series of seven buttoning operations,

IVhen the will againbe discontinued. Thus when my novel stop mechanismis applied toan automatic machine for performing a series of operations, no substantial care or attention on the part of the operator is required from the time that a piece of Work is introduced into the machine and the machine started until the Work has been discharged from the machine. Since the machine will then be automatically stopped by this novel mechanism, the capacity of the machine to which the mechanism is attached will be increased and the operator enabled to introduce, or

prepare to introduce, a succeeding piece of Work before the completion of the operation upon the preceding piece. It will be noted that no resetting of the device is necessary so long as the machine is required to perform a like series of operations upon each piece and that it is only necessary for the operator to introduce a piece of Work` and initiate the operation of the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, normally inoperative means for disconnecting said member from the shaft, an actuator sleeved on the shaft for rendering said means operative to disconnect said member from the shaft, and means operated by the shaft for moving said actuator intermittently.

In a machine ofthe character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, normally inoperative means for disconnecting said member from the shaft, an actuatorI sleeved on the shaft for rendering said means operative to disconnect said member from the shaft, a ratchet wheel operatively connected to said actuator', and means adapted to be operatively connected to said ratchet Wheel to impart step by step movement to said actuator.

3. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting said member from the. shaft comprising a cam sleeved on the shaft, a ratchet Wheel connected to the cam, means `operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet Wheel to move said cam step by step, and means for determining the number of step by step movements of the cam which will cause it to disconnect the member from the shaft.

et. Ina machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting said member from the shaft comprising a cam sleeved. on the shaft, a ratchet Wheel connected to the cam, means li U operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet Wheel to move the. cam step by step, and means for varying the number of step by step movements of the cam which will cause it to disconnect said member' from the shaft.

5. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting said member from the shaft comprising' a cam sleeved on the shaft, a ratchet wheel connected to the cam. means operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet wheel to move the cam step hv step, a stop co-acting with the sleeve for determiningl the number' of step by step movements necessary to be imparted to said cam to disconnect the member' from the shaft, and means for adjusting the stop.

6. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally opera` tively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting the member from the shaft comprising an actuator sleeved on the shaft, means operatively connected with the shaft for moving the actuator, a stop eoacting with the actuator to determine the extent of movement of the actuator intermittently which willcause it to disconnect the member from the shaft, and means tending normally to maintain the actuator' against said stop.

7. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft. and means for disconnecting said member from the shaft comprising a cam sleeved on the shaft, a ratchet wheel connected to the cam, means operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet wheel to move the cam step by step, a pinion loosely mounted on the shattfor adjustment, and a. stop on said pinion operable to determine the number' of step by step movements of the cam which will causo it to disconnect the member from the shaft.

S. In al machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means fo] disconnecting said member from 'the shaft comprising a cam sleeved on the shaft, a ratchet wheel connected to the cam, means operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet wheel to move said cam step by step, a pinion loosely mounted on the shaft for adjustment, a stop on the pinion operable to determine the number' of step by step movements of the cam which will cause it to disconnect the member from the shaft, and means for retaining the pinion in various positions of adjustment.

9. In a machine ofthe character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting said member from the shaft comprising a cam sleeved on the shaft, a ratchet Wheel connected to the cam, means operated by the shaft and co-acting with said ratchet wheel to move said cam step by sten. a stop for determining the initial position of the cam, means tending to move the cam against the stop, and means for adjusting the stop.

10. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnectingr said member from the shaft comprising an actuator, means for impartinf,T steifl by step movements to the actuator, a' stop for the actuator, a lever' for adiustinfr the stopl and means associated with the adjusting lever' for indicating the number of 'ep by step movements of the actuator which will canse. it to disconnect the member from the shaft.

ll. In a machine of the character described. a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means` for disconnecting said member from the shaft coimn'ising an actuator', means for inuiarting step by step movements to the actuator', a stop rotatably mounted on the shaft for normally positioning the actuator so as to require a predetermined number of movements of the actuator to disconnect the member from the shaft. and means for automatically returning the actuator to normal position against said stop When said member is disconnected from the shaft.

IQ. In a machine of the character described, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnectingr the member from the shaft comprising a rotary actuator provided with a recess` devices actuated by said actuator, means for moving the actuator', means for normally positioning the actuator' so that movement of the actuator to a predetermined extent will cause it to actuate said devices, means for vdisconnecting the actuator' from its moving means upon actuation of said devices by the actuator, and a coiled spring disposed in the recess of said actuator' for automatically returning the actuator to normal position.

13. In a machine of the character de-i scribed, a shaft, a driving member normally operatively connected to the shaft, and means for disconnecting the driving member from the shaft comprisingr an actuator, an arm disposed to be actuated by said. actuator, means for moving the actuator including a pawl and a ratchet Wheel, and means carried by the arm and co-acting with the ratchet wheel to prevent reverso movement of the actuator and movable upon actuation of the arm by the actuator out of operative relation to the ratchet wheel to permit such movement of the actuator.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LEWIS J. BAZZONI.

CERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,675,590. Granted July 3, ,1928, to

LEWIS J. BAZZONI.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, line 28, claim 6, strike out the word-"intermittently" and insert the same to follow after the word "actuator" in line 26; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of May, A. D. 1929.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

